Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

茂名闭门开新闻会万人市府前抗议 当局称15人受伤查处嫌犯44人 (Maoming gov't holds closed-door press conference as tens of thousands march, authorities say 15 injured)
Radio Fee Asia, April 3, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf-04032014094934.html

茂名PX事件44人违法 刑拘18人 (Gov't says 44 violated the law in Maoming protests, 18 under criminal detention)
Beijing News, April 2, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/04/04/311867.html

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Environmental protest in China: volatile atmosphere
The Economist, April 4, 2014
http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2014/04/environmental-protest-china

無否認逼學生撐PX 教育局長：維護安全 (Minister of Education does not deny forcing students to support PX project for their own “safety”)
Ming Pao, April 4, 2014
http://news.mingpao.com/20140404/caa2.htm

不准離校　逼簽支持化工承諾書 茂名示威引爆學生罷課 (No student can leave campus without signing PX project support agreement)
Nextmedia, April 3, 2014
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/international/art/20140403/18677563